HIGH
Format string vulnerability in Google Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.103 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors
Published Sep 25, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.89%
Description
Format string vulnerability in Google Chrome OS before 53.0.2785.103 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.89% 0.00891
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00891
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 57.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 54.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00578) | 66.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 72.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 70.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 67.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92914 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=635879 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_9.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92914 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=635879 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os_9.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Sep 25, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 31, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5169
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a